Aggressive driver hospitalized after morning I-76 crash in West Conshohocken

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN — Multiple traffic citations have been issued to a driver who was injured in a two-vehicle collision on I-76 just before 6 a.m. Wednesday.

The crash occurred in West Conshohocken where I-476 merges with I-76.

According to a public information report from the Pennsylvania State Police, the operator of the striking vehicle was driving aggressively, using his high beams in an attempt to clear traffic from his lane. When the driver of the second vehicle slowed down to yield to merging traffic, the first vehicle lost control and struck the left concrete barrier. After striking the barrier, the vehicle veered right and struck the second vehicle on its left side before spinning around and impacting the second vehicle again on its right side. The striking vehicle then traveled off the roadway and rolled down an embankment, hitting several trees and a light post before coming to a stop.

The investigation and clean-up of the crash scene temporarily snarled rush hour traffic on I-76 East near mile marker 331.8. The driver of the striking vehicle was transported to the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania with minor injuries.